Is Southwest Gas Holdings Inc (NYSE: SWX) The Best Stock To Invest In?

After Hours

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Stocks Info

Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is listed on the NYSE in the Utilities sector while operating in the Utilities – Regulated Gas industry. The current market capitalization of Southwest Gas Holdings Inc is $5.54B. A total of 0.51 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 459.43K shares.

In the most recent transaction, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. sold 1,060,240 shares of SWX for 20.75 per share on Jul 08 ’25. After the transaction, the 10% Owner now owns 46,185,710 company shares. In a previous transaction on Jun 27 ’25, Stefani Robert J sold 7,000 shares at 75.00 per share. SWX shares that SVP/CFO/Controller owns now total 24,665.

Among the insiders who bought shares, Stefani Robert J acquired of 7,000 shares on Jun 27 ’25 at a per-share price of $75.00. In another insider transaction, Southwest Gas Holdings, Inc. sold 11,212,500 shares at $20.75 per share on Jun 18 ’25. Company shares held by the 10% Owner now total 47,245,950.

Dividend

The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. Southwest Gas Holdings Inc pays an annual dividend of $1.86, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.41%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 24.70.

Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, SWX has a high of $80.29 and a low of $64.31.

As of this writing, SWX has an earnings estimate of $0.46 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 6.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $0.68 per share and a lower estimate of $0.38.

Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly

As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. SWX’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $222.70M in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $6.32B in debt and $3.11B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $49.77, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $3.15B.

Analysts Opinion

After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for SWX is Buy with a score of 3.86.

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